Suidae, Gray, 1821

Hashemi, N, Ashouri, A, Aliabadian, M, M. Gharaie, M, Sánchez Marco, A & Louys, J, 2016, First report of Quaternary mammals from the Qalehjough area, Lut Desert, Eastern Iran, Palaeontologia Electronica 5 (4), pp. 1-12 : 5

Suidae gen. et sp. indet. cf. Sus Linnaeus, 1758

Figure 4.10 , Table 1

Material. Two phalanges (QHJ-27, 36).

Description. These phalanges are strongly developed and thick, and indistinguishable from those of modern Sus . One well-preserved sample may be a first phalange, as it displays a wider proximal part than the distal part and a widened distal edge ( Figure 4.10 ).

Remarks. In Iran, the remains of Suidae from palaeontological/archaeological sites have been commonly referred to Sus sp. (e.g., those from Gar Arjaneh, Pa Sangar rockshelters, and Ghamari cave). Remains of Sus scrofa were also reported from several sites, such as the Gilvaran, Wezmeh, Bisitun, and Yafteh caves ( Otte et al., 2007; Bazgir et al., 2014).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Photographs of selected vertebrate fossils from the Qalehjough fossil site. 1-2, a right P4 of Stephanorhinus cf. kirchbergensis (QHJ-45) in lateral (1) and occlusal (2) views. 3-5, three incisors of Equus (QHJ-12–14) in lateral views. 6-7, a right M3 of Equus (QHJ-22) in lateral (6) and occlusal (7) views. 8-9, a left M3 of Equus (QHJ-42) in lateral (8) and occlusal (9) views. 10, a first phalange of Sus (QHJ-37) in lateral view. 11, a left mandible of Ovis aries with P4 (QHJ-44) in lateral view. 12-13, a left M2 of O. aries (QHJ-5) in lateral (12) and occlusal (13) views. 14, a left mandible of Bos (QHJ-1) in lateral view. 15-16, a horn core (mesiodistal part) of Bos (QHJ-26) in internal (15) and external (16) views. 17-18, a left M2 of Gazella (QHJ-23) in lateral (17) and occlusal (18) views. Scale bars equal 1 mm.